That awkward moment....

Day 325

...when you've deleted an icon on your phone and you can't remember which one it is.... :/

Update:

After some sleuthing, I discovered that it was my Starbucks icon. It's likely protesting because I haven't gone to Starbucks in a while...

Two of my three loves

Day 324

The third being Chaos!

Here's Kiwi hanging on to Bobby... Kiwi turns two in three days! Where has the time gone?

Eye drop shortage??

Day 323

Last night, I made lemon chicken for dinner and I got flour in my eyes (ugh!!). And I only had a little bit of eye drops left. So I used what I had and planned on hitting the store this morning...

Side note: I only use preservative free eye drops. I've always had dry eyes and after laser eye surgery, I have had to put drops in them regularly... I found that my eyes were still dry even with drops so a pharmacist recommended preservative free eye drops. Life. Changing. Suggestion.

Anyway, there are only two options I've seen in Vancouver and for whatever reason, they were sold out at London Drugs (on Broadway and Ash) and Save On (Cambie and 7th). Seriously. After hitting two stores, we went home to eat breakfast/lunch and my eyes were sooo itchy. We went to the London drugs on Davie and I finally got drops after lunch and my eyes are finally in recovery.

Happy Sunday :)

Saturday night treats

Day 322

Ice cream and new ketchup flavored Doritos!! I love ketchup chips and I love Doritos... these better be good ;)

Happy March!

This is the Vancouver I love

Day 321

Today was a gorgeous day! 10 degrees in the afternoon and sunny! I really hope spring is near... especially after the three consecutive wet snow says we had last weekend!

It's a PBnB kinda morning

Day 320

Chaos, forever homeless

Day 319

Occasionally, I find chaos sleeping under their wheel. Today, I found her sleeping under the water bottle. Go home, kaykay, you're drunk!

First world problem

Day 318

So on Sunday, I brought my coffee mug (with coffee!!) to my brothers house since the gold medal game was so early. Well I accidentally left it there... and my brother is away this week.... So I am borrowing Bobby`s mug.

You think I would be grateful but because us first wordlings can always find something to complain about... I am annoyed that Bobby`s mug permanently smells and tastes like espresso. It's ruining my tea!! Bobby only drinks cold coffee so he ends up leaving his coffee in the mug for hours at a time... which is why it perpetually tastes like coffee. Ugh

Pasta gratin...

Day 317

...Which is just a fancier term for "baked macaroni" ;)

This used to be one of my favourite dishes my mom used to make when I was a kid. I tweaked the recipe a little bit (instead of using tomato paste, I used pasta sauce - Classico's Four Cheese to be exact - because tomato paste is quite sour).... I hope it tastes good because I am hungry!!!

Update: its so yummy!!!

Reminiscing about the gold medal game in 2010...

Day 316 (part 2)

This year, because the game started SO early, we decided not to go to a bar because while the bars either remained open from the night before, or decided to open really early, they were not serving alcohol thanks to BC's super strict liquor laws. We were going to stay home and watch it, but then decided to go to my brother's because its so much more fun to watch hockey with others!

Last winter Olympics, my cousin, a friend of mine and his friends hit up Yaletown Brewpub. My friend had gotten in line at 7am or so for their 9 or 10am opening. Thank you, Samer, for holding a spot in line for us. Needless to say, we had amazing seats!!

That gold medal game was a lot more intense (it went into OT after the Americans scored to tie the game late in the third). However, good ol' Sid scored into OT!!

Here is our receipt from that day:

47 lagers! Woo hoo!!

Go Canada go!!!

Day 316

And so it's the end of another Olympics. To be honest, I wasn't into this year's Olympics. Maybe it's cause the last winter Olympics were in Vancouver... Maybe it's because it was in Russia and it wasn't right to support a country who refused their own citizens basic human rights? But at the end of the day, all the athletes deserve our support for their lifetime of hardcore training for a chance to perform in their sport. Plus, let's face it, Canada won a bunch of medals to start and it was very hard to not get into it!!

The gold medal game was due to start at 4am. Last night around ten pm, we bought some beer (Molson Canadian) and then some some Timbits for our Canadian themed hockey party at my brothers. I hit the hay around 11 pm and my alarm was set for 3 am. We left our place around 3:50 and walked to my brothers carrying all of stuff in the (wet) snow.

Team Canada did not disappoint us! They won 3-0. The Olympics are a little hard to watch when it comes to hockey. Of course I am cheering for Canada 100% but since there are so many Canucks playing for other countries, you feel a little bad when they lose... in saying that, sorry Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler ;)

Early morning (or is it super late evening?) brew

Eenie meenie miney mo...

Day 315

The vault of gear from Olympics past has opened... the question remains: what should I wear for tomorrow's big game?

I actually got another red Canada shirt from this year's Olympic collection but I thought it would be fun to bring out the gear from Vancouver/Whistler 2010 :)

Left to right: "I heart hockey" shirt from Lululemon, "Canada" shirt from The Bay, "Canuck" shirt from The Bay.

Kiwi doesn't like to be exposed...

Day 314 (part 2)

...So I hid her under a tissue... she felt safe after ;)

Olympics recap part two

Day 314

Today is my day off... I woke up to the news that Men's Curling won gold (wooohooo!) AND Canada won gold AND silver and women's ski cross!! Yay!! Go Canada go!!!

I watched the men's semi finals.. Canada vs. USA... Such a nail biting game! In the end, the better country won! Looks like I'll be up and at them very early on Sunday morning ;)

Going to venture out of the apartment now... Blog picture and post to come later!

Canadian women are amazing!!!!

Day 313 (part 2)

Today, Canada won TWO more gold medals: Women's Curling and Women's Ice Hockey! I didn't watch curling but I did catch the last 5 minutes of the hockey game... and HOLY HEART ATTACK INDUCING! Canada was actually losing 2-0 until about 4 minutes left, they scored... 2-1 with less than 4 minutes to go... Another goal to tie the game with less than a minute left in regulation.. And then they scored again in OT... So much excitement all around!

Way to go Team Canada! Sooo proud of all the Canadians participating in the Olympics and sooooo proud to be Canadian

Thursday Chai

Day 313

So last night after fat burger, we went for coffee (and by we, I meant the guys because I was so full I was going to throw up). I don't know what they got (we ended up at Starbucks because the caffe artigiano closed at 7 ~ soooo lame!!) But it was this chocolate chai coffee and it was so yummy.

I felt nostalgic because before I started drinking coffee (and by coffee I mean sugary lattes) I would only get a chai latte from Starbucks. So I got one today! It's way too sweet though.. Holy diabetes, Starbucks!

Fun fact:

I had my first chai latte at my cousin's (technically, my second cousin's) house in Honolulu. For her older son's 4th (or was it 5th?) birthday, my other cousin and I helped entertain/watch the kids and we were so wiped out at the end of the night that we ended up sleeping over. The next morning, my cousin made us Chai tea lattes and it was love at first sip for me ;)

Ready to burst

Day 312 (part 2)

I had a group on for fat burger (4 cheese burgers and fries)... problem is, there were only three of us (me, Bobby and his bro). Luckily the guys were hungry so they split the fourth burger... now we are so full though!!

Still comfy after the first few bites

Zoom zoom zoom

Day 312

Laundry time!

Day 311

Yesterday, I got home from our Whistler weekend around 5:15pm (after 8.5 hours at work). I ate dinner (left over pulled pork) and pretty much just relaxed for the rest of the night... then I passed out early (around 9:30am) because I was sooo tired from my long day.

Today, it was finally time to catch up on laundry... about 6 loads because I am a separatist when it comes to laundry... no socks shall be washed with my clothes... bobby's clothes are washed on their own.. etc. I've completed one load already (washed and put away), the second load is in the dryer and a third load is being washed right now. Fun times on Tuesday night!!

Laundry yet to be washed

And of course, because every day is waking up and playing with hedgehogs day:

My two little babies eating treats!

Kiwi and the striped socks

Day 310 (part two)

Missed this little hedgie and her mama! Since I went from whistler to work, I was really looking forward to seeing these two cuties